by Duncan | Dec 10, 2025 | Advocates, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Dawn Barbone–founder of Samadhi Wildlife, a nonprofit refuge in Ormond Beach that rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife native to Florida—explains that she hasn’t merely loved animals since she was a child, but has also loved healing them since...
by Duncan | Jul 2, 2025 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets
Adam Sugalski–who leads the efforts of Bear Defenders, a coalition dedicated to ending bear hunting across the United States; their singular focus currently is opposing the bear hunt that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has proposed...
by Duncan | Jun 18, 2025 | Educators, Legislation, Mammals, Musicians, Veterinarians
Dr. Holly Dutton, Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets–a national enterprise that specializes in providing around-the-clock emergency and critical care services for pets—flips the script on my mention of the countless guests...
by Duncan | Apr 2, 2025 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca–co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and housing pigs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, cattle, other critters, and no less devoted to cultivating a strong educational...
by Duncan | Jul 20, 2022 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General, Legislation, Wildlife
Katherine McGill (who runs 411 Wildlife Solutions, a humane wildlife control company) and Kate MacFall (Florida State Director for The Humane Society of the United States)–both of whom bring considerable expertise to this discussion of proposed changes to...
